Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption. Sustainability is created from Responsible Sourcing. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality? If you can excite the people around you about sourcing responsibly, chances are you’ll be able to formulate a network of internal champions.

Sourcing Strategies 58

Sourcing Strategies Purchasing Skills Sourcing Sustainability 58

Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In a year full of recognition from industry analysts, JAGGAER was named by customers as a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites. Stay tuned for upcoming news on our plans for 2019. stars or higher. Click here to read more about our recognition from Gartner. Gartner Disclaimers.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Gartner Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies 40

Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

29 March 2019 is set to be another D-Day: Brexit. To illustrate his point, he used the example of a purchaser at an Italian company that mainly sources semi-finished products from France. Brexit is the same as 28 divorces”, explained Gartner analyst Tom Enright in a packed auditorium during a recent conference in London.

Gartner 68

Gartner New Zealand Spain Sourcing Strategies 68

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Procurement is an integral part of any company in any industry. Jill is a true, seasoned leader and expert in Procurement. She offers Procurement services which anyone seeking help in any aspect of this area of Supply Chain must seriously consider.

Negotiating Skills 80

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 6, 2019

Lots to think about here… and also a great precursor to our upcoming SCRC meeting on the interaction between marketing and procurement. Contract management is a key stage within the strategic sourcing process. Another inclusive technological option for contract management is a document management system.

Supply Chain Design Software 58

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing 58

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Peter Smith, Managing Director, Procurement Excellence Ltd. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published new guidelines on outsourcing , a document that has wide-ranging implications for every banking organisation, and requires careful consideration by procurement leaders and functions.

Guidelines 140

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Types of Procurement Analytics.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Pricing Training 98

DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Zone’s demand management team entered the volumes with different “ what if ” scenarios in several SpreadSheets “ what if we lost 30%, or 40% or even 50%… of the sales versus 2019 ”. These difficult events allowed us to extend our S&OP with the materials procurement department, which is now a strength. What about Essilor?

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Provenance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Own the procurement and maintenance of IT, office equipment and business software, ensuring everyon e has the equipment they need to work in a safe and efficient manner, including relevant H&S regulations . Ensure all financial reporting and legal documents are in order and any new queries are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 40

EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 6, 2019

As part of my weekly routine, I speak with many talented people in sourcing about their challenges. This was not a business-friendly document. Ask better questions, make changes and 2019 will be your best year ever. Many processes have grown over time in response to isolated issues. Most great ideas aren’t complicated.

Sourcing Strategies 45

Sourcing Strategies Sourcing Negotiating Skills Expense Reduction 45

Precoro

JUNE 21, 2022

Company: Green Cell Locations: Poland, England, France Industry: Technology, Consumer Electronics Website: [link] Using Precoro since: 2019 Users: 66 and counting Client’s evaluation: 8/10 Featuring: Jacek Zmuda – Controlling Manager, and Katarzyna Siedlarczyk – Junior Controlling Specialist What is Green Cell?

Procurement Solutions 98

Procurement Solutions Manufacturing Procurement Demand Planning Software Purchasing Skills 98

EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Transformation is a hot topic in procurement today. Here is some perspective gained from conversations with leaders in procurement at the recent Marcus Evans CPO Summit in Las Vegas. Leaders of business units must believe that procurement will help drive profitability and competitive advantage. Document Processes.

Procurement Analytics 40

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Procuring inventory. Procurement refers to sourcing merchandise on time to meet demand, and it affects the ways your online retail business activities (like sales, inventory management, and distribution) can be performed. . Less visibility over the procurement phase can also result in missed opportunities to optimize.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Inventory Management Software 52

EC Sourcing Group

JULY 23, 2019

I wouldn’t recommend purchasing a software platform for your procurement team. An accurate workflow of the basic procurement process for common spend categories doesn’t exist. The company has a hefty investment in a system-wide platform that includes a procurement tool, although it isn’t being used.

Procurement Solutions 40

Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills Procurement Software 40

EC Sourcing Group

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In addition, almost every procurement executive listed adoption and collaboration as important challenges. Transformation can only happen with collaboration and adoption between business units and procurement. Here is a list of some of the challenges facing procurement teams in their transformation journey.

Procurement Solutions 40

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement 40

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Yet, these initiatives are rarely owned by Procurement. On the contrary, Procurement often plays the bad cop role, creating barriers to onboard new and innovative suppliers, asking for endless compliance documents, ending the magic of the incubation. Second, Procurement lacks time and resources to perform this kind of tasks.

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Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Procurement Sourcing Strategies 182

EC Sourcing Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Driving efficiency in sourcing and supplier management are common goals in purchasing and procurement. Sourcing tools that contain all the bids data inside each bid dynamically increase analysis speed. Sourcing tools eliminate the problem caused by a lack of documentation. I love automated reminders.

Procurement Analytics 40

Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions Optimal Sourcing 40

NC State SCRC

MARCH 22, 2019

Some of the typical complaints I hear from procurement colleagues are the same ones I heard 20 years ago, and it seems as if nothing has changed. “Procurement doesn’t get any respect! I can’t get people in the business to listen to what I want to propose to them, and they don’t show up to my category meetings.”

Procurement Solutions 58

Procurement Solutions Negotiate Pricing Modeling Software Negotiating Skills 58

crisp

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 2019 by Alek Koenig, Settle was born to untether early-stage consumer goods companies from cumbersome back-and-forth payment processes that often left them with little time and mental bandwidth to focus on strategic growth. What unique problems do consumer goods companies face that Settle aims to solve? So exciting!

Procurement Analytics 52

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EC Sourcing Group

MARCH 14, 2019

There are procurement professionals who have developed spreadsheets that can handle logistics awards but there are limitations and risks. Ask better questions, make changes and 2019 will be your best year ever. Many companies use Excel to make complex logistics awards. If it is, we can discuss next steps.

Optimal Sourcing 45

Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software 45

EC Sourcing Group

MAY 22, 2019

Virtually every procurement professional I have spoken with in the past year has listed visibility and transparency as top goals for their group. Unfortunately, that path is manual and not always documented clearly. Let’s assume that the approval path in your organization is reasonably documented.

Cost Reduction Strategies 45

Cost Reduction Strategies Groups Procurement Tools 45

HICX Solutions

APRIL 29, 2020

Many have had to completely rethink the way they buy goods and services, which has lifted procurement as a theme up the organisational hierarchy. This is partly due to the vast amount of data that flows through procurement departments. All-in-one suite or bespoke procurement system?

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 52

EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Some of the most common ones that have been shared with me by procurement professionals include: Complacency. How many billing, delivery or quality issues have been documented? This is a solid reason to evaluate an alternative source. Ask better questions, make changes and 2019 will be your best year ever. Lack of time.

Purchasing Skills 40

Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing Just-in-Time Cost Reduction Strategies 40

EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

This session brought together Kim Kipin-McDonald, Head of Sustainable Development North America at Covestro, and Stephanie Lopez, Special Programs Manager at the University of California Procurement Services, to compare and contrast how they’re leveraging sustainability ratings to drive their programs. This may lead to challenges.

Procurement Solutions 40

Procurement Solutions Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Material Savings Purchasing Skills 40

Jaggaer

JULY 18, 2019

Last week JAGGAER hosted a webinar reviewing the findings of our recently released 2019 Digital Procurement Survey Report. We reviewed the key takeaways and provided recommendations for how procurement professionals can begin to take advantage of next-generation technologies.

Procurement Analytics 40

Procurement Analytics Procurement Solutions Manufacturing Procurement Predictive Analytics Software 40

Jaggaer

JUNE 7, 2019

Category management has a decades-long history that has lead us to our modern understanding of procurement categories. According to CIPS , category management is a strategic approach that organizes procurement resources to focus on specific areas of spend. Defining Category Management. Start building better category strategies.

Procurement Solutions 45

Procurement Solutions Sourcing Strategies Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing 45

OptiProERP

DECEMBER 23, 2021

from 2019 to 2026. Source: [link]. production, warehouse, sales, procurement, quality control) and resources are performing and bridges information gaps across business operations. We live in a data-driven world where it is impossible to make a business decision without having well-documented data.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Forecasting Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software 52

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2020

Source: ARC Advisory Group Strategic Report. Machine learning technology is increasingly being used to drive warehouse management and control systems, since it can parse data from multiple sources to calculate the time required to complete warehouse tasks. AI as an Aid to Procurement Communications. WMS for the E-Commerce Age.

Optimal Sourcing 53

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 53

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I was a little late getting started in 2018, and we were already into 2019 when I got round to publishing my usual trends article. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand. This year I decided to start early, but where to begin?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 95

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Taulia

MARCH 22, 2023

Historically, treasury and procurement professionals tended to have very different perspectives on the benefits and risks of different working capital initiatives. So where are the most significant areas of opportunity and how can buyers take advantage of these developments? The possibilities are considerable.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Vendor Strategies Forecasting Software 52

ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Published November 25, 2019 in TWEAK YOUR BIZ. They also fail to systematically document supply chain problems, causing them to be forgotten instead of resolved. Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. By Ali Hasan Raza. Throughput issues are similar.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Sustainability 52

6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Companies have been in a “wait and see” mode for the last three to six months with regard to this, and now their procurement and supply chain leadership are being forced to find new and creative ways to handle the purchasing and movement of goods on a global scale.

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 96

Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

Accessing systems and documents anywhere in the world. billion in 2019, according to Statista ). Read more: The 10 Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2021. Sources used in this article: [link]. Accurately plotting costs based on live data. Managing supplier and other vendor relationships in one place.

Inventory Management Software 80

Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Supply Chain Planning Software 80

Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

Between 2012 and 2019 we made the most of what we had. Since around 2019, carriers – first airlines and now also ocean liners – have started to provide APIs for instant price quoting, capacity availability, booking and tracking. However, back then, many carriers were traditional companies who preferred IPAs to APIs.

Purchasing Skills 156

Purchasing Skills Predictive Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 156

ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Published November 25, 2019 in TWEAK YOUR BIZ. They also fail to systematically document supply chain problems, causing them to be forgotten instead of resolved. Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. By Ali Hasan Raza. Throughput issues are similar.

Sourcing Strategies 10

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Sustainability 10

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses. Creating a foundation of trust, blockchain documents the history of exchanges of information.” ” 5. . Quantum: Supply chains will have new possibilities with Quantum.

Predictive Analytics Software 100

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 100

Claritum

JUNE 3, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (June 3, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced that they have extended their integration with SAP to include additional functionality on the integration of SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management). Integrate with your existing systems.

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